Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Actor

Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
July 4, 1931

Biography

Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; July 4, 1931 – June 2, 1977) was a Northern Irish/American stage and screen actor. As a teenager he joined the Ulster Group Theatre where he learned the tasks of the theatre. In 1956 he toured North America performing "A Streetcar Named Desire" in the lead role as Stanley Kowalski. Boyd who appeared in around 60 feature films, most notably in the role of Messala in the 1959 film "Ben-Hur".  

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Representative Works

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
7.9
/ English
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
6.7
/ English
The Bible: In the Beginning...
The Bible: In the Beginning...
7.3
/ English
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.5
/ English
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder
6.2
/ English
Shalako
Shalako
5.6
/ English
The Bravados
The Bravados
6.6
/ English
The Oscar
The Oscar
5.1
/ English
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2.0
/ English
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
5.7
/ English
Kill!
Kill!
6.1
/ English
Imperial Venus
Imperial Venus
4.1
/ Italian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Ben-Hur
1959Winner

Best Performance

Ben-Hur

Fantastic Voyage
1966Nominee

Best Performance

Fantastic Voyage

The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966Nominee

Best Performance

The Bible: In the Beginning...

Career Highlights

The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964Highlight

Best Performance

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Hannie Caulder
1971Highlight

Best Performance

Hannie Caulder

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